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A '''root''' of a [[function]] (often a [[polynomial]]) <math>f(x)</math> whose range is the [[real number | real]] or [[complex number]]s is a value <math>a</math> in the [[domain]] of the function such that <math>f(a) = 0</math>.
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A '''root''' of a [[function]] (often a [[polynomial]]) <math>f(x)</math> whose range is the [[real number | real]], the [[complex number]]s or any abstract [[field]] is a value <math>a</math> in the [[domain]] of the function such that <math>f(a) = 0</math>.

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A root of a function (often a polynomial) $f(x)$ whose range is the real, the complex numbers or any abstract field is a value $a$ in the domain of the function such that $f(a) = 0$.